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President Obama responds to a reporter's question as he leaves a meeting with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

In this July 30, 2013, photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. Few Americans in living memory have emerged from obscurity to become such polarizing public figures _ admired by many around the world, fiercely denigrated by many in his homeland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Georgia Poole, of Prince George cCunty Va., who will turn 100 on Aug. 26, plants a kiss on Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) after the morning practice at the NFL football teams training camp in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Georgia Poole, of Prince George County Va., who will turn 100 on Aug. 26, talks with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) after the morning practice at the NFL football teams training camp in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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** FILE ** B. Todd Jones, President Obama's nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination. (Associated Press)